美联社新闻一分钟 2006-06-22
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. The U.S. Marine 1 Corps 2 has charged seven Marines and one sailor with murder and kidnapping in the April death of an Iraqi civilian 3. The unarmed man was allegedly pulled from his home and shot to death without provocation 4.
2. President Bush is in Hungary, retracing 5 the steps his father took nearly 20 years ago. He's expected to use the former Soviet 6 bloc 7 nation as an example for other countries struggling to make the transition from communism to free-market democracy.
3. Massive wildfires are raging in several western states including Arizona where about 180 people were allowed back to their homes today. Firefighters have burned off fuel ahead of a 2,500-acre blaze there and hope to keep the flames from jumping a highway.
4. And how far would you go to find a 3.5-carat diamond ring? A sanitation 8 worker in Long Island, New York helped Betty Goldstein's husband dig through dozens of trash bags in 90-degree heat to find a ring that was accidentally thrown away
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. Marine Corps : noun abbr. MC
A branch of the U.S. armed forces composed chiefly of amphibious troops under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy.
2. provocation : n-var
If you describe a person's action as provocation or a provocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally.
e.g. The soldiers fired without provocation.
3. free market : n-count
A free market is an economic system in which business organizations decide things such as prices and wages, and are not controlled by the government. (BUSINESS)
e.g. the creation of a free market.
4. burn off : phrasal verb
If someone burns off energy, they use it.
e.g. This will improve your performance and help you burn off calories.
5. carat : n-count
A carat is a unit for measuring the weight of diamonds and other precious stones. It is equal to 0.2 grams.
e.g. The gemstone is 28.6 millimeters high and weighs 139.43 carats.
6. sanitation worker : n-count
A person employed, as by a municipality or private company, to collect and dispose of garbage.
7. trash : n-uncount
Trash consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty containers and bottles, and waste food. (AM; in BRIT, use rubbish)
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
- The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
- They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。
- We're retracing the route of a deep explorer mission. 我们将折回一个深入的探险路线中去。 来自电影对白
- Retracing my steps was certainly not an option. 回顾我的脚步并不是个办法。 来自互联网
- Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
- Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
- A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
- There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。
- The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
- Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。